Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-01-27
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
fT6visioHs 1T the Interstate Commerce
Bill as Passed by Congress and Awaiting
the Action of the President.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The Interstate
Commerce bill, as agreed upon by both
houses of Congress-, in its first section ap-
plies the provisions of the act to any COM
mon carrier engaged in the transportation
Of passengers Wholly by railroad, OF partly
by railroad and partly By watSr. when both
are used. under common control, nafsage-
ment or arrangement, through more than
ono State or Territory, or from any place IN
the United States to any adjacent foreign
COUNTRY. It defines the term ''railroa1' 70
.heludg all bridges OF ferries used or oper'
ated by any ralir0aa. Ali charges made for
any service rendered in the Transportation
Of passengers or property are required 70
be feasuiiabte ard iust and every unjust
and unreasonable charge for such service IS
prohibited and declared to be unlawful.
Section makes it unlawful for any COM
mon carrier, subject to the provisions OF this
act: to charge, demand, collect or receive,
ditehtly 6v Indirectly, from any person or
persons. greater OF 1855 compensation for
any service rendered in the transportation
IF passengers Or property than 1t charges.
demands; collects; or receives from any
other person OF Persons for doing for him
or them a like and conteniporatsous SET.
vice in the transportation OF a ike KIND OF
traffic, under substantially similar circum
stance and conditions
Section makes it unlawful for common
cafflers to five any undue sr unreasonable
preference or advantage to any particular
person, company, firm, corporation, or 10
eality; or any particular description Of
| traffic, mud forbids discrimination in rates
and charges between connecting lines
Section 4 reads as follows: ''That it shall
he unlawful for any common carrier, Sub
ject to the provisions of this act, to charge
or receive any greater compensation IN the
aggregate for the transportation Of passen-
| gefs, Or Of like kind of property under sub
stantially siifi.lar circumstances and condl-
tons, for a shorter than for longer dis
lance, over the same line, in the same direc-
ton, the shorter being included within the
longer distance; but this shall not be con-
strued as authorizing any common carrier
within the terms Of this act to charge and
receive as great compensation for shorter
as for longer distance; provided, how
ever, that upon application to the commits
sion appointed under the provisions of this
act, such COMMON crrrier may, in special
cases, after investigation by the commits
slons be authorized to charge less for longer
than shorter distances for the transporta-
ton of passengers or property, and the
commission may from time to time pre-
scribe the extent to which such designated
common carrier may be relieved from the
operations of this section of this act"
Section provides "that it shall be I'M
lawful for any carrier, subject to the pro
visions of this act, to enter into any con-
| tract, agreement or combination with any
other common carrier or carriers for the
pooling of freight of different and compel
| ing railroads, or to divide between them the
aggregate or net proceeds Of the earnings
of such railroads or any portion thereof, and
| in any case of an agreement for pooling OF
| freights as aforesaid, each day of its con.
tinuance shall be deemed separate Of
fense."
| Section requires that after ninety days
| from the passage of the act every common
carrier subject to its provisions shall have
printed and shall keep for public inspection
schedules showing rates. fares and charges,
and in addition to requiring the railroads to
give publicity at all of the depOts on their
several lines it gives authority to the COM
mission where it is proper and necessary to
require them to give publicity to their rates
to other places beyond the lines of their
several railroads. 1t also provides that the
rates, fares and charges shall not be raised
except after ten days of publicity, but that
they may be reduced without previous pub
! lie notice. the notice, however, to be stimuli
| taneous with the reduction itself.
Section makes it Unlawful for any COM
mon carrier to enter into any combination
or agreement to prevent the carriage OF
! freights from being continuous from the
place of shipment to the place of destina-
| ton.
Section declares that any common car
| rier violating he provisions OF the act shall
| be liable to the person or persons injured
thereby for the full amount of damages sus-
| tanned IN consequence of any such violation,
| together with reasonable counsel or at
| torncy's fec
The ninth section provides that persons
claiming to have been damaged by the
action of common carriers may proceed for
| recovery Of their damages either in the
courts of the United States or before the
commission herein provided for, but not be-
| fore both tribunals.
The tenth section makes it penal offense
| and puts the minimum Of the fine which
may be imposed at 5000.
The eleven following sections provide for
| a commission to consist of five persons
| whose terms are for six years. The men,
| bers are to be appointed by the President
with the consent of the Senate. Their prin-
| cipal office is to be in Washington, but they
may hold sessions at other places, and a
single member may take testimony any
| where as may be directed. They are to
have salaries of $500 each, and have the
power to appoint secretary at an annual
salary of s., 800 and employ and fix the COM
pensation of such other employees as may
be necessary.
Section 90 provides that nothing con-
tanned in this act shall abridge the rem
edies now existing ut common law or by
statute.
Section % appropriates 100000 for the
purposes of this act for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1885,
Section "a provides that the provisions Of
sections II and - of this act relating to
the appointment and organization OF the
commission shall take effect Immediately
! and the remaining provisions in sixty day S
Historical Selma.
SELMA, Ala, Jan. "a declaration fol
the incorporation of the Selma Land I'm
provement & Furnace Company, with a
capital of S3,OOO,OOO, was filed in the Probate
Court of this county to-day. The company
proposes to build standard gauge railroad
into the Cahaba coal and iron fields, to erect
one steel and two iron furnaces, to build